Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Author: Nicki Georghiou and Sarah Harvie-Clark

PDF Published: Thursday 05 Sep 2019 (SB 19-56)

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Overview
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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- What is FGM?
  - Where does it originate and where is it practised?
  - Who is at risk?
  - How common is FGM?
  - Why is it practised?
  - Types of FGM
  - Health impact of FGM
- Legal and policy framework on FGM in Scotland
  - The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
  - Policy and guidance on FGM in Scotland
    
    Equally Safe: Scotland's strategy to eradicate violence against women and girls
    
    National Action Plan to tackle FGM
    
    Multi-Agency Guidance on FGM
    
    Guidance for healthcare services on FGM
  - Child protection
    
    Getting it right for every child
    
    Child protection system
    
    Definition of a 'child'
    
    The structure of the children's hearing system
    
    Emergency powers
    
    Compulsory supervision order
  - Other civil protection orders
- Current law in the rest of the UK
- International and European law
- Approaches to eradicating FGM in the EU
- The Bill
  - FGM Protection Orders
    
    The purpose of an FGM Protection Order
    
    What would an FGM Protection Order do?
    
    Which court can grant the FGM Protection Order?
    
    Who can apply for an FGM Protection Order?
    
    What are the consequences of breach of an FGM Protection Order?
    
    What is proposed?
    
    How this compares to other civil orders
    
    Policy considerations
    
    How the penalties in the Bill compare to other legislation
    
    Key issues raised in the consultation
  - Guidance
- Consultation
  - Anonymity for victims of FGM
  - Offence of failure to protect from FGM
  - Duty to notify police of FGM
- Costs
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Image: Different types of FGM

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Image: Different types of FGM

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